2 Samuel 17:21:112 Sam.17.21.W11TAB
אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד
eldavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- el-da-VID
- Extended
- ehl-dah-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
va-yom-RU el-da-VID
- clause
va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE lekh-TAM va-ya-a-LU me-hab-be-ER va-YEL-khu va-yag-GI-du lam-ME-lekh da-VID va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
Root and etymology
d-w-ddalet–vav–dalet
“beloved”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:21
And it came to pass after they had gone that they came up from the well, went, and reported to King David. They said to David, “Arise and cross quickly over the water, for thus Ahithophel has given counsel against you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 17:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד (eldavid) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.17.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.21.W11.S1) and character.